Crime in Campton Hills, Illinois

Campton Hills's crime rate

There were 8 crimes reported in Campton Hills, Illinois in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 71 incidents for every 100,000 people.

How does Campton Hills compare?

Campton Hills has one of the lowest overall crime rates of any U.S. city. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.

Campton Hills's overall crime rate is 97% lower than the overall crime rate in Illinois. Statewide, there were 285,545 crimes reported in 2019, or 2,253 for every 100,000 people.

What types of crimes are being committed?

The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.

Property crime

The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2019. In Campton Hills, however, property crimes account for about 88% of all offenses.

Despite accounting for a higher than average share of total offenses, property crime is much less prevalent in Campton Hills than it is nationwide. There were 7 property crimes in Campton Hills in 2019, or 63 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,110 incidents per 100,000 people.

Larceny

Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. However, burglary is the most commonly committed type of property crime in Campton Hills. There were 1 larcenies reported in Campton Hills in 2019, or 9 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 5 break-ins reported in Campton Hills in 2019, or 45 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2019.

Motor Vehicle Theft

Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In Campton Hills, meanwhile, there was just one reported motor vehicle theft in 2019, or 9 for every 100,000 people.

Violent crime

Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the nearly 8.2 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2019. In Campton Hills, however, violent offenses account for a smaller 13% share of all reported crime.

At 9 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Campton Hills is well below the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Campton Hills reported a total of one violent crime in 2019.

Aggravated Assault

Despite being by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S., there were no aggravated assaults reported in Campton Hills in 2019. Nationwide, 250 aggravated assaults were reported for every 100,000 people.

Robbery

Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America. There was just one robbery reported in Campton Hills in 2019, a rate of 9 robberies for every 100,000 residents. For comparison, the national robbery rate was 82 per 100,000 in 2019.

Rape

There were 139,815 reported rapes nationwide in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people. In Campton Hills in 2019, none were reported.

Murder

While there were 16,425 murders nationwide in 2019, none were reported in Campton Hills.

Campton Hills compared to other cities in Illinois

Campton Hills has the lowest crime rate of all comparable cities in Illinois. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2019 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.

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